Hippobosca

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Antliophora
Ordo: Diptera
Subordo: Brachycera
Infraordo: Muscomorpha
Sectio: Schizophora
Subsectio: Calyptratae
Superfamilia: Hippoboscoidea

Familia: Hippoboscidae
Genus: Hippobosca
Species: H. equina
Name

Hippobosca Linnaeus, 1758
References

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Hippobosca. [accessed on 28 June 2020]

Hippobosca is a genus of flies in the family Hippoboscidae. There are seven known species. There are numerous synonyms.[2][3]

Distribution

The primary distribution is in Europe and parts of Asia and Africa. It has been introduced to other locations, though in some cases later eradicated by modern husbandry practices.[4]
Species

Genus Hippobosca Linnaeus, 1758

Species group 'a'

H. equina Linnaeus, 1758
H. fulva Austen, 1912
H. longipennis Fabricius, 1805

Species group 'b'

H. camelina Leach, 1817

Species group 'c'

H. hirsuta Austen, 1911
H. rufipes von Olfers, 1816
H. variegata Megerle, 1803

References

J. Beguaert (1930). "Notes on Hippoboscidæ" (PDF). Psyche. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Cambridge Entomological Club. 32 (6): 266–277. doi:10.1155/1925/29374.
Hutson, A.M (1984). Diptera: Keds, flat-flies & bat-flies (Hippoboscidae & Nycteribiidae). Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. 10 pt 7. Royal Entomological Society of London. pp. 84 pp.
Maa, T. C. (1969). "A Revised Checklist and Concise Host Index of Hippoboscidae (Diptera)". Pacific Insects Monograph. Honolulu: Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii. 20: 261–299pp.
"Hippobosca equina Linnaeus". CSIRO Entomology. 2004.